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GOP Sen. Brown casts himself as bipartisan choice

U.S. Sen. Scott Brown swept into office riding a wave of frustration with President Barack Obama's push for a health care overhaul and his handling of a faltering economy a win that was also a banner victory for a nascent tea party. Now, as he gears up for a...

By Steve LeBlanc | Updated on October 11, 2011

BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Scott Brown swept into office riding a wave of frustration with President Barack Obama’s push for a health care overhaul and his handling of a faltering economy — a win that was also a banner victory for a nascent tea party. Now, as he gears up for a re-election campaign, the Massachusetts Republican is busily casting himself as a bipartisan bridge builder in a bitterly divided Congress.

Democrats have been quick to portray Brown as beholden to Washington Republicans, however, while also calling a recent remark he made about Democratic front-runner Elizabeth Warren demeaning to women.

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